Corn-planter



(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheet 1.

G. J. GLINE.

CORN PLANTER.. No. 457,398. Patented Aug. 11,1891.

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(No Model.)

Patefited Aug. 11, 1891.

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GEORGE J. OLINE, OF GOSHEN, INDIANA.

CORN-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION" forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,398, dated .August 11, 1891.

Application filed November 29,1889. Serial No. 331.970. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. CLINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Goshen,

in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Planters; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in corn-planters, and the novelty will be fully understood from the following description and claims, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved corn-planter. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, partly in section. Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of one of the hoppers with the piece tomitted. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of one of the hoppers, together with its depending seed-tube, illustrating the flirt-valve in the latter, said section being taken in the plane indicated by the line y 3 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the flirt-valve removed; and Fig. 7 is 'a horizontal transverse section of the seedtube, taken in the plane indicated by theline a: a: of Fig. 5.

In the drawings, A represents the axle, and B the wheels, of the planter-frame.

O is the main frame, and D an auxiliary frame, the latter carrying the hoppersE and the two pivotally connected at a.

F is a bar secured to frame D and extending a suitable distance in advance thereof, such bar carrying at its forward end a crossbar F, to which the forward upper ends of the furrow-openers G are secured, such openers being connected at their rear ends to the upright seed-tubes H, as is customary. The bar F at its rear end carries a vertically-disposed link I, to the upper end of which one end of a lever J is pivoted, such lever being suitably pivoted to frame 0 at b and the hanlocated conveniently to outer edge with ratchet d, the teeth of which are arranged to engage a stud e, mounted upon the axle, the ratchet and stud being normally forced to engagement by means of a spring f, coiled upon the axlebetween the cog and frame 0. p

L represents a lever pivoted in a bracket M, secured to frame 0, the upper end of such lever being formed into a handle, as shown. The form of this lever is clearly shown in Fig.

3, wherein the handle end is shown to be bent at substantially right angles to form arm 9, through which the pivot-pin g is passed, arm g being in turn bent downwardly to form arm 9, which in turn is bent inwardly to form arm 9 fork-shaped on its lower end, the forked end of such last-named arm entering the groove of hub c and partly encircling such hub.

N represents an endless drive-chain, which is passed around cog-wheel K and a second I cog-wheel K, the latter being mounted upon a suitable stud h, cast with or secured to a casting 2', adj ustably mounted near the for-. ward end of frame 0, the adjustment of such casting being provided for by means of a slot j, with which it is provided, and a lockingpin is, passed therethrough into the frame 0. Drive-chain N is provided with a series of cam-triggers 0, so arranged that their for-- ward ends will be at right angles to the chain, one side edge being parallel to such chain and the opposite side edge on an incline with respect thereto. These triggers are secured to the outer edges of the chain, being arranged alternately on opposite sides thereof, the distance between them being determined by the desired distance between the hills, as will be mentioned.

P represents the slide-bar located upon and guided in the frame D, the ends of such slidebar passing into the bottom of the hoppers through suitable slots formed in the sides thereof.

Secured to the slide-bar P, upon that side upon which the driving mechanism described is located, is an arm Q, which at its rear free end is forked, two arms l being thus formed,v

said arms at their rear ends being bent upwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The operation of the parts thus far described is as follows: As the machine is moved forward and its axle revolved, motion is imparted to cog-wheel K, and through it to chain N, the chain being thus carried forward over and around cog-wheel K. This movement of the chain will eventually bring one trigger 0 into engagement with the upturned end of that arm Z located on the same side as such trigger. The continued forward movement of the chain and trigger will carry the trigger by the arm, the arm being forced to one side by the inclined or beveled edge of the trigger. This action will give a side movement to the slide-bar, whichwill be reversed as the next succeeding trigger (located upon the opposite side of the chain) engages the remaining arm Z, a reciprocating 1ronovement being thus imparted to the slide- When it is desired to have the machine advance without operating the slide-bar, the lever L is operated, so that its lower end will be forced inwardly, carrying with it the cogwheel K and its hub. the ratchet d and stud e being thus disengaged.

The bottom mof each'hopper E is provided on its rear edge with a slot n and at a point at or near its center with an opening 0, communicating with seed-tube H.

The slide-bar is cut away at each end to accommodate pieces 19, each of which is provided with a slot qon its rear edge and at suitable 3 points with two openings 4, arranged to register alternately with the openingo of bottom m, and also alternately with openings 8, two ofv which are formed in each of two pieces 25, said pieces tbeing located in the hoppers above pieces 19, the parts being so arranged that as one opening 0" registers with opening 0 the remaining opening 7 will register one opening 8, grain being thus discharged through one set of openings 4 0 into the depending tube as grain is being received into the remaining slot 7' through one opening .9.

Depending from thebottom of the hoppers E are seed-tubes H, the outer casing of which comprises a preferably curved front and two rearwardly-extendin g side walls, as better illustratedin Fig.7 of the drawings. At about the point illlustrated in the casing of the respective tubes H, I place a transverse partition c, which extends the full length of the casing, and at the upper end of. the casing, in rear of the partition 1), I place another partition w, which is preferably provided with side branches 00, whereby it is connected to said partition 1;. The apartment or passage formed by. the partition t, which is preferably of about the proportional length illustrated, occupies "a position in alignment with the opening 0 in the, bottom of the hopper, as better illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

S indicates a flirt-valve which is designed to afford a chute for conveying the grain from apart. This valve S, which is better illustrated in Fig. 6, comprises ELtILIlSVGI-SGlY-dlS- posed lever-plate U, which is curved rearwardly and upwardly at a slight distance above its middle, and its upper end takes through the slot or recess (1 in the piece 1), which isseated ina recess of the reciprocating barP,wherebyit will be seen that when the bar is reciprocated the flirt-valve will also be reciprocated to accomplish the purpose before stated. The lever-plate U 1s pivotallyconnected to the transversepartition w,as illustrated at R. I

Formed integral with or suitably connected to the forward side of thelever-plateU n the longitudinal center of the same 1s an angular w of the casing.

Pivoted to the slide-bar 1s a hill-marker,

which consists of a bent, arm T and an arm.

T, pivoted thereto, the arm T restingupon.

the ground and serving to mark the hills as the bar is reciprocated.

1. In a corn-planter, the combination, with a seed-tube comprising ac'asing and two vertical parallel transversely-disposed partitions arranged in said casing, so as to form aseedpassage between them, ofa flirt-valve comprising a transversely-disposed lever-plate .pivotally connected to one of the transversev partitions of the casing, and a valve-plate: arranged at right angles to the lever-plate and 'having its lower portion connected thereto,

said valve-plate having the upper portion of its edge adjacent the lever-plate recessed, so as to enable said valve-plate to straddle one of the partitions of the casing and play in the passage between said partitions, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a corn-planter, the combination, with a hopper provided with a discharge-aperture.-

and a slot or recess in its bottom, areciproeating slide-bar playing through the. hopper 'above the bottom thereof andprovided with a recess in one edge, a piece or blookseated' .in the recessof the slide-bar and provided with two apertures adapted, to alternately. register with the aperturev in the hopper-bottom and having a recess in its edgeoin align.- lment with the recess or slot in the edge of the, hopper-bottom, and a. seed-tube depending.

from the bottom of the hopper and-compr1sing acasing and two vertical parallel transversely-disposed partitions arrangedjinsaid Leasing so as to form a passage for theseedin alignment with the discharge-aperturein,the

hopper-bottom, of a flirt-valve comprisinga transversely-disposed lever-plate pivotally. connected to one of the transverse partitions and extending up through the recess or slot be reciprocated, substantially as and for the in the bottom of the hopper and. the recess in the piece or block carried by the recipropurpose specified. 10

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in eating bar, and a valve-plate arranged at presence of two Witnesses.

right angles to the lever-plate and connected thereto for a portion of its length, said valveplate occupying a position in the passage formed by the partition-walls and adapted to GEORGE J. CLINE.

\Vitn esses:

W. A. BEANE, J. BEANE. 

